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Business Administration - Marketing Option

Department of Management and Marketing

124 South Hall
(715) 425-3335
www.uwrf.edu/cbe/

Brian Huffman-Chair, Joy Benson, Claire Kilian, Ozcan Kilic, Darryl Miller, Barbara Nemecek, Marina Onken, Stacy Vollmers, Ellen Schultz-Academic Adviser.

The vision of the College of Business and Economics is to be the regional leader in the acquisition, application, and transfer of business and economic knowledge. Consistent with this vision, the college has achieved accreditation of its programs by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Students majoring in business administration have varied opportunities to select a program to meet specific interests. One choice is to complete a business administration degree with a minor. Another is to pursue a broad area business administration degree with an option in marketing, management, finance, or management information systems. A minor is not required with the Broad Area Major in Business Administration.

General Education Requirements

Review the general education requirements
The general education mathematics requirement for business majors can be met by taking ECON/MNGT 205 Quantitative Analysis, MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences, or MATH 166 Calculus I.

Admission Requirments

For all majors in the College of Business and Economics (CBE):
Completion of at least 27 required general education credits with a minimum GPA of 2.25.

Additionally, the following must be completed, or in progress for completion, during the semester preceding admission. Students may register prior to acceptance, but acceptance is required for attendance in CBE upper-level courses. Students with GPAs between 2.0 and 2.25 may petition to the respective department chair for consideration on a case-by-case basis.

For admission to Accounting and Business Administration majors:
GPA of 2.50 in ACCT 231, 232; CBE 100, 200; ECON 201, 202; CSIS 215; ECON 205 or MATH 156 or MATH 166; ECON or MATH 226; CSTA 116 or ENGL 266.

Business-Broad Area Major (with an option, no minor required)

Lower and Upper Division Courses listed above 39 cr. hrs.
Required Supporting Courses: 9 cr.
A. CBE 100 Orientation to CBE 1cr.
CBE 200 Professonal Development I 1 cr.
CBE 300 Professonal Development II 1 cr.
B. CSTA 116 Business and Professional Communication 3 cr.
(waived if taken as GenEd)
or ENGL 266 Business Writing
C. ECON 205 Quantitative Analysis
or MATH 156 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences
or MATH 166 Calculus I

General Electives 12-18 cr. hrs. to reach 120 credits (minimum to graduate)

Marketing Option 24 cr. hrs.
Required Marketing Courses 9 cr. hrs.

MKTG 312 Consumer Behavior 3 cr.
MKTG 365 Marketing Research 3 cr.
MKTG 445 Marketing Strategy 3 cr.
Marketing Electives 6 cr. hrs.
Choose from:
MKTG 325 Sales Effectiveness 3 cr.
MKTG 330 Promotion Strategy 3 cr.
MKTG 334 Direct Marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 352 Business to Business Marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 355 International Marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 379 Internship-Marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 389 Special Topics in Marketing 3 cr.
MKTG 499 Independent Study 1-3 cr.
MNGT 450 e-Commerce 3 cr.
Support Electives: 9 cr. hrs.
Choose from:
CSTA 306 Nonverbal Communication 3 cr.
CSTA 311 Persuasion 3 cr.
CSTA 316 Organizational Communication 3 cr.
ECON 316 Managerial Economics 3 cr.
ECON 340 International Trade 3 cr.
ECON 342 International Finance 3 cr.
ECON 426 Forecasting and Economietrics 3 cr.
ESM 377 Business Ecology 3 cr.
GEOG 250 Cartography I 3 cr.
MNGT 310 Culture and Business 3 cr.
MNGT 330 Managing Workplace Diversity 3 cr.
MNGT 389 Special Topics in Management, Multi-media .5-3 cr.
PHIL 304 Business Ethics 3 cr.
POLS 256 Public Policymaking 3 cr.
POLS 260 International Relations 3 cr.
PSYC 236 Child & Adolescent Development 3 cr.
PSYC 265 Social Psychology 3 cr.
PSYC 305 Learning and Motivation 3 cr.
PSYC 310 Memory and Thinking 3 cr.
PSYC 320 Psychology of Personality 3 cr.
PSYC 336 Developmental Psychology: Adulthood and Aging 3 cr.

Updated September 2008

 

 

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